Users Guide

You can install the firmware from a repository on a network share (CIFS, NFS) to keep the system updated.
To install the firmware:
● Make sure the network share contains a valid repository of Dell Update Packages (DUPs) and a catalog file that consists the
latest DUPs.
● All applicable updates contained in the repository is applied to the system.
NOTE: This feature is only available with iDRAC Enterprise License.
Options
Table 3. dellemc_install_firmware
Parameter Required Default Choices Comments
idrac_ip Yes NA NA iDRAC IP Address
idrac_user Yes NA NA IDRAC username
idrac_pwd Yes NA NA iDRAC user password
idrac_port No 443 NA iDRAC port
job_wait Yes NA
● True
● False
● If the value is
True, it waits for
update JOB to get
completed
● If the value is
False, it returns
immediately with
a JOB ID after
queuing the update
JOB in the job
queue
reboot
No False
● True
● False
● If the value is True,
the system reboots
after applying the
updates
● If the value is
False, the system
does not reboot
after applying the
updates
share_name Yes NA NA
CIFS or NFS Network
share
share_user Yes NA NA
Network share user
in the format
'user@domain' if user is
part of a domain else
'user'
share_pwd Yes NA NA
Network share user
password
share_mnt Yes NA NA
Local mount path of
the network share with
read-write permission
for ansible user
Table 4. Return Values
Name Description Returned Type Sample
Firmware
Updates firmware from a
repository on a network share
(CIFS, NFS)
Success String
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Modules-for-iDRAC
8 Updating Firmware